October 20, 2008 Edition

Banking & Finance

Wall Street to Main Street | How national shakeups affect the Maine economy

The headlines are hard to avoid: Wall Street’s financial markets hit a tailspin over the past few...

Government & Politics

Policy players | Nicole Witherbee, Federal Policy Analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy in Augusta, and Tarren Bragdon, CEO of the Maine...

When Nicole Witherbee pictures a typical policy wonk, she envisions a middle-aged man with graying hair, wearing...

Professional services

Global guru | Perry Newman, Founder and director, Atlantica Group, Portland

Perry Newman doesn’t like to focus on where Maine’s economy has been, but where it is headed....

Government & Politics

Election guide | Maine’s candidates for U.S. House and Senate on issues affecting our economy

In an election season that will decide which presidential candidate and which party lead the country through...

Small Business

Custom threads | A conversation with Jim Berube of Graphic Explosion in Lewiston

Founded: July 2007Number of employees: Berube, plus five part-timeStartup costs: $15,000Projected revenue, year one: $65,000Projected revenue, year...

Real Estate & Construction

Influencing power | Forget the partisan bashing, Maine business leaders need to reach out to legislators

In September, I had the opportunity to attend the Conference of the New England Governors and Eastern...

Energy & Utilities

Local energy | Scott Cowger, Co-owner of the Maple Hill Farm Inn, Hallowell

Guests arriving at the Maple Hill Farm Inn in Hallowell drive up a long, curving driveway, past...

Professional services

The 2008 Next List

The sixth annual Mainebiz Next List arrives at a particularly dynamic time in the Maine economy, and...

Energy & Utilities

Water buddies | How a conservation group, a utility company and a tribe got past their differences and got down to saving some salmon

As its name would suggest, Pennsylvania Power and Light is in the business of selling electricity, not...

Health care

Diagnosis | A speaker at a health care conference sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield says health care costs could marginalize Maine

Reducing Maine’s high cost of health care was the topic of a conference for Maine’s health care...

Small Business

Designing woman | A conversation with Annie Kiladjian of Annie K Designs in Portland

Founded: August 2007Employees: KiladjianStartup costs: $10,000Projected revenue, year one: $25,000Projected revenue, year two: $50,000Contact: 807-1131www.anniekdesigns.com ...

Government & Politics

Nation agent | Wayne Mitchell, the Penobscot Indian Nation’s new legislative representative, on gambling, learning from bad business and tense times with the governor

In mid September, the Penobscot Indian Nation elected a new tribal representative to the Maine Legislature. Wayne...

Small Business

Autumn chill and shagimaw | Tall tales and weather speculations overheard at the Stop-n-Talk

We were all down at the Stop-n-Talk the other morning talking about how cold it’s been some...

Energy & Utilities

Wood plans | A selection of suggestions from the wood-to-energy task force report

Should Mainers turn to the state’s most abundant resource — wood — to heat their homes and...

Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from Oct. 6 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Oct. 6, 2008, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Bar Harbor (September 2008) $346,552, The Jackson Laboratories, renovation, contractor: N/A $82,880,...

Professional services

Good with the bad | Expanding a key Pine Tree Development Zone incentive could keep Maine moving forward

The financial headlines of the last few weeks have been unsettling: “Financial Crisis,” “Collapse of the Financial...

Tech

Money trail | A look at how recent grants from the Maine Technology Institute may affect the Maine economy

On Sept. 29, the Maine Technology Institute handed out three Cluster Enhancement Awards totaling $430,000 that helped...

Nonprofits

Downtown diva | Shannon Haines, Executive Director, Waterville Main Street, Waterville

Shannon Haines works in a small office on Main Street cluttered with multi-colored benches painted by local...

Small Business

From the ashes | Milo businesses and officials struggle to redefine the downtown after a major fire

Only a month ago, Milo Town Manager Jim Gahagan’s thoughts about revamping his town’s downtown district had...

Banking & Finance

Wisdom at work | Dave Tomm, President, Seasoned Workforce, Rockland

At 68 years old and still working, Dave Tomm understands the desire to forgo retirement, and how...

Marketing & Media

R U ready? | Portland’s ADMedia becomes one of the nation’s first firms to provide text message marketing

When Andrew Newman and David Sullivan left corporate jobs and set out to launch their own Portland-based...

Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from Sept. 22 | Building permits, sales and leases from the Sept. 22, 2008, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Augusta (August 2008) $1,712,000, 420 Civic Center Dr., Tractor Supply Co., new commercial...

Nonprofits

Stage fight | Scott R.C. Levy, Producing Artistic Director, Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor

Scott R.C. Levy knows how to get the most out of a cardboard cutout. For the Penobscot...

Professional services

Business incorporations from July 2008 | A selection of Maine limited liability companies registered in the July 2008, supplied by the Office of the...

113 High St. LLC, Dennis Sbrega, PO Box 9546, Portland 04112 ...

Agriculture

Farms of the future | Ben Dobson President, Atlantic Organics and Locally Known, Bowdoinham Daniel Corey Owner, Daniel Corey Farms, Monticello

Maine’s agricultural industry contributes $1.2 billion to the state’s economy and has long been the foundation of...

Government & Politics

Rules of attraction | Matt Jacobson, President and CEO, Maine & Co., Portland

It’s the little things that sometimes make the biggest differences. Last fall, when Massachusetts-based medical...

Professional services

In Short from Oct. 6, 2008 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires Tilson Technology Management, a technology consulting firm in Portland, recently hired Jason Carpenter as...

Marketing & Media

Oct. 20 issue of Mainebiz | Table of contents for the Oct. 20, 2008, issue of Mainebiz

Only the articles with links are available online*. Subscribe to the biweekly print edition of Mainebiz.Cover storiesProfiles...

Professional services

Online outsourcing | Marie Tucker, a virtual assistant in Bowdoinham, launches Maine’s first virtual assistant association

When Marie Tucker first learned about virtual assistants after reading a blurb about them in a book,...

Professional services

In Short from Sept. 22, 2008 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union recently hired Kelley Carter as vice president of operations....

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